Rutland County Courthouse & Office Door Replacement Project

Location:	Vermont
Posted:	Jan 7, 2025
Due:	Feb 12, 2025
Agency:	State Government of Vermont
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	71 - Furniture
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Rutland County Courthouse & Office Door Replacement Project	Request Date: 1/7/2025 9:18:35 AM Open Date: Closing Date: 2/12/2025 4:30 PM Intent To Bid Deadline: Est. Dollar Value: $0.00 RFQ Number:
Buildings & General Svs, Office of Purchasing & Contracting 133 State Street, 5th Floor Montpelier , VT 05633-8000

Bid Type:
Request for Proposal

Locations:
Rutland
Keywords:
Construction (Non Building), General Contractor

Bid Description:
STATE OF VERMONT
Department of Buildings & General Services
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Rutland County Courthouse & Office
Door Replacement Project
Rutland, Vermont
January 2025
INVITATION TO BID
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GENERAL SERVICES
STATE OF VERMONT

Contractors are invited to bid on the Rutland County Courthouse & Office Building Door Replacement Project for
Buildings and General Services at 9 Merchants Row in Rutland, Vermont.
This project consists of, but is not limited to:
Replace eleven single and eight double interior courtroom doors and their hardware, reusing the existing door
frames. Critical to the project is to match as closely as possible the existing veneer wood cut, grain, color, and
finish.
Sealed Bids accompanied by proper Bid Security shall be emailed to the Department of Buildings and General
Services, at BGS.VTBids@vermont.gov, until February 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM.
Documents may be obtained from Blueprints Etc, 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington VT 05403, by phone at 802-
865-4503, by fax at 802-865-0027 or email to: orders@blueprintsetc.com. Project Manuals and Plans are available
for preview at: http://www.blueprintsetc.com in the Public Plan Room. Any and all notifications, releases and
addendums associated with this project will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. There is a non-refundable
fee for each set of documents purchased.
Fee to Include one (1) Hard Copy & one (1) Digital CD-ROM Copy: $TBD
1. Please be advised that all notifications, releases, and addendums associated with this RFP will be
posted on-line in the plan room where the original solicitation resides unless otherwise
determined that a hard copy is necessary. The state will make no attempt to contact contractors
with updated information. It is the responsibility of each contractor to periodically check the
posting site for any and all notifications, releases and addendums associated with the RFP.
2. NOTE: On occasion hard copy addendums may be required due to size or type of media/requirements.
If applicable and as determined by the Department of Buildings and General Services, addendums that
require hard copy distribution, a copy of such addenda will be mailed or delivered for each set of plans
and specifications issued to the bidders, prior to the bid date. However, it is the responsibility of the
bidder to be sure they have received all addenda and must so state the number of addenda they have
received on the proposal.
3. If Bidders choose to pull information from other third-party sites, Bidders’ do so at their own risk as
there is one official source of information for documents as indicated above.
There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the site on January 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Meet outside the main
entrance of the courthouse. All individuals will need to go through security metal detector.
QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD: Any vendor requiring clarification of any section of this RFP or
wishing to comment or take exception to any requirements of the RFP must submit specific questions in writing
to BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov no later than 4:30 PM on January 29, 2025. All questions should
include Rutland County Courthouse & Office Building Door Replacement Project in the subject line. Any
comments, questions, or exceptions not raised in writing on or before the last day of the question period are
waived. At the close of the question period a copy of all questions or comments and the State's responses will be
posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. Every effort will be made to post this information as soon as possible
after the question period ends, contingent on the number and complexity of the questions.
Bidder’s attention is directed to:
1. General Conditions for Construction Contracts. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to thoroughly read and
comply with all requirements. Please pay close attention due to changes that have been made.
2. Funding Source:
This project is being funded, in whole or in part, through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds
and/or Vermont Capital Construction Act funds. Wages for construction employees shall be paid no
less than the Vermont Prevailing Wage and Fringe Benefit Rate requirements (reference Instructions to
Bidders, Prevailing Wage Rate Requirements). A complete list of occupations and associated wage
rates are available on the internet at: http://www.vtlmi.info/lmipub.htm
3. NOTICE TO BIDDERS – PROHIBITION OF RUSSIAN GOODS: The Contractor is hereby notified
that, pursuant to Vermont Executive Order No. 02-22, dated March 3, 2022, the purchase of Russian-sourced
goods and goods produced by Russian entities (defined as institutions or companies that are
headquartered in Russia or have their principal place of business in Russia) is prohibited. The awarded
Contractor must fill out and sign the Executive Order 02-22 Vendor Certification as part of the Contract
awarding process. This certification is required for all subcontracts for work performed solely for the
State of Vermont and subcontracts for work performed in the State of Vermont.
4. BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
a. CLOSING DATE: Bids must be received by the State by the due date specified on the front page of
this RFP. Late bids will not be considered.
i. The State may, for cause, issue an addendum to change the date and/or time when bids are
due. If a change is made, the State will inform all bidders by posting at the webpage indicated
on the front page of this RFP.
ii. There will not be a public bid opening. However, the State will record the name, city and
state for any and all bids received by the due date.
b. BID DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
i. ELECTRONIC: Electronic bids will be accepted.
ii. E-MAIL BIDS. Emailed bids will be accepted. Bids will be accepted via email submission to
BGS.VTBids@vermont.gov. Bids must consist of a single email with a single, digitally
searchable PDF attachment containing all components of the bid. Multiple emails and/or
multiple attachments will not be accepted. There is an attachment size limit of 40 MB. It is
the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid, if necessary, in order
to meet this size limitation.
iii. FAX BIDS: Faxed bids will not be accepted.
iv. PAPER FORMAT: Paper format bids will not be accepted.
5. Full Bonding is required for this job.
6. SUBMITTAL EXCHANGE®: Contractor shall obtain a license for the State to utilize Submittal
Exchange for the purposes of this project. The State and its representatives will have full control of the
use of Submittal Exchange by authorized users of the State.
Submittal Exchange®, a web-based collaboration software system, shall be used to provide an on-line
database and repository, which shall be used to transmit and track project-related documents. Based on
an existing contract between the State and Submittal Exchange, the State anticipates that training and
support during this project will be provided by Submittal Exchange at no additional cost to the selected
contractor(s).
7. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM: The Department of Buildings and
General Services (BGS) may require contractor evaluations on construction projects over $100,000 or at the
discretion of the BGS Director. Evaluations will be used to compile a contractor’s performance on BGS
projects to provide a history and assessment of the contractor’s performance.
8. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to thoroughly read and comply with all instructions and requirements of
this bid solicitation.

Special Instructions:

Contact Information:
	James Meyers Phone: (802) 828-2211 Fax: Email: BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov For additional information: www.blueprintsetc.com

Bid Attachments:


Site Visit:	Date: 1/15/2025 11:00:00 AM
Meet outside the main entrance of the courthouse. All individuals will need to go through security metal detector.